| Founders
Manavi
was founded in 1985 by a group of six South Asian women: Shamita
Das Dasgupta, Radha Sharma Hegde, Shashi Jain, Rashmi Jaipal,
Vibha Jha, and Kavery Dutta, as a consciousness raising group
interested in addressing concerns faced by South Asian women
in the U.S. However,
Manavi soon expanded its goals in response to requests from
the community to begin providing services to women facing
violent situations.
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